A taxi boss has been found guilty of breaking benefit law after one of his employees was caught fiddling a benefit claim

A taxi boss has been found guilty of breaking benefit law after one of his employees was caught fiddling a benefit claim

Leslie Rogan, 42, of Scott Street, Stanley, Co Durham, was investigated by anti-fraud officers from the Department for Work and Pensions after they discovered one of his employees had been claiming Income Support without declaring his work as a cab driver.

Rogan, who runs South Moor Taxis of South Moor, denied two offences. Durham magistrates were told he denied employing the man, even when confronted with a witness statement from the man himself. Rogan was sentenced to a 12-month community rehabilitation order and ordered to pay legal costs of &#xA3;250.